Participants of the annual Wave Gothic Festival roam the camp site of the four day music festival showing off their costumes and make up on Friday, 25 May 2007 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival, which started out in 1992 with a small line up of only 10 bands, has grown to span four days and dozens of bands playing outside and inside venues across Leipzig

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Originating as Goth Day on May 22, 2009 by a UK radio station featuring music of the genre, World Goth Day is marked annually worldwide on May 22 with events celebrating Goth music, fashion and art, as well as charitable activities in support of curbing prejudice against subcultures. A costumed woman in a park during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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Participants attend the Wave Gothic Festival on May 30, 2009 in Leipzig, Germany. The music festival, which started out in 1992 with a small line up of only ten bands, has grown to span four days and dozens of musical acts playing inside and outside venues across Leipzig.

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Participants in an annual Wave-Gothic festival pose on May 21, 2010 in Leipzig, eastern Germany, where more than 20 000 people are expected to attend the festival attracting the friends of gothic romanticism. The festival offers a very special spectacle with a range of concerts, historical markets, theatre and cinema, gothic scene performances, exhibitions, readings and parties.

Photograph by SEBASTIAN WILLNOW

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Participants of the annual Wave Gothic Festival roam the camp site of the four day music festival showing off their costumes and make up on Friday, 25 May 2007 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival, which started out in 1992 with a small line up of only 10 bands, has grown to span four days and dozens of bands playing outside and inside venues across Leipzig.

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Goths take a tea break during the Whitby Goth Weekend on April 28, 2012 in Whitby, England. Whitby Gothic Weekend which started in 1994 to celebrate all things dark and mysterious has now grown to a twice yearly event for Goths.

Photograph by Christopher Furlong

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Originating as Goth Day on May 22, 2009 by a UK radio station featuring music of the genre, World Goth Day is marked annually worldwide on May 22 with events celebrating Goth music, fashion and art, as well as charitable activities in support of curbing prejudice against subcultures. Here A young goth poses near gravestones during the Whitby Goth Weekend on April 28, 2012 in Whitby, England.

Photograph by Christopher Furlong

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Goth Ian Bricknell poses on the promenade during Whitby Gothic Weekend on October 26, 2007 in Whitby, England. Whitby Gothic Weekend, which started in 1994 to celebrate all things dark and mysterious, has now grown to a twice yearly event for Goths. Whitby was partly chosen because Bram Stoker wrote his famous Dracula story in the fishing town with the Gothic Whitby Abbey as his inspiration. The weekend has now grown from providing a few bands to include followers of Romanticism and Dracula.

Photograph by Christopher Furlong

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A Gothic enthusiast poses during the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen music festival on May 26, 2012 in Leipzig, Germany. The event began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants.

Photograph by Adam Berry

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A costumed woman stands on the street between venues during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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A woman participating in an annual Wave-Gothic festival poses on May 29, 2009 in Leipzig, eastern Germany, where more than 20 000 people are expected to attend the festival attracting the friends of gothic romanticism. The festival offers a very special spectacle with a range of concerts, historical markets, theatre and cinema, gothic scene performances, exhibitions, readings and parties.

Photograph by SEBASTIAN WILLNOW

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Rock band SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES with Siouxie Sioux.

Photograph by Fin Costello

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Gothic enthusiasts walk through the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen music festival on May 26, 2012 in Leipzig, Germany. The event began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and makeup which is a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene.

Photograph by Adam Berry

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Participants of the annual Wave Gothic Festival roam the camp site of the four day music festival showing off their costumes and make up on Friday, 25 May 2007 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival, which started out in 1992 with a small line up of only 10 bands, has grown to span four days and dozens of bands playing outside and inside venues across Leipzig.

Photograph by Getty Images

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Goths and Steampunks walk through Whitby during Whitby Goth Weekend on April 27, 2012 in Whitby, England. Whitby Gothic Weekend which started in 1994 to celebrate all things dark and mysterious has now grown to a twice yearly event for Goths.

Photograph by Christopher Furlong

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Gothic enthusiasts take a break during the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen music festival on May 26, 2012 in Leipzig, Germany. The event began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and makeup which is a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene.

Photograph by Adam Berry

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Vocalist Fu-Ki of the Japanese group Blood performs during a show at the Comic Convention “Manicomix” in Mexico City, February 4, 2006. This is the Goth band’s third tour visit to Mexico.

Photograph by ALFREDO ESTRELLA

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A Gothic rock music enthusiast walks on the street during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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Two goths walk along the promenade during Whitby Gothic Weekend on October 26, 2007 in Whitby, England. Whitby Gothic Weekend which started in 1994 to celebrate all things dark and mysterious has now grown to a twice yearly event for Goths.

Photograph by Christopher Furlong

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Azadeh, dressed in Goth style, poses beside a gravestone in a churchyard for photographers during Whitby Gothic Weekend on 27 October, 2007 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England. Whitby Gothic Weekend, which started in 1994 to celebrate all things dark and mysterious, has now grown to a twice yearly event for Goths. Whitby was partly chosen because Bram Stoker wrote his famous Dracula story in the fishing town with the Gothic Whitby Abbey as his inspiration. The weekend has now grown from providing a few bands to include followers of Romanticism and Dracula.

Photograph by Christopher Furlong

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Peter Murphy from the English band Bauhaus posed at the Roundhouse in Camden, London during the filming of the Ziggy Stardust video in August 1982.

Photograph by Fin Costello

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A visitor to the wave-gothic meeting visits the Suedfriedhof cemetery in Leipzig, eastern Germany June 12, 2011. Organisers expect some 20,000 visitors from all over the world for the "dark" music and arts festival running from June 9 to 13, 2011.

Photograph by JOHN MACDOUGALL

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Gothic rock music enthusiasts eat a curry sausage at a snack stand during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in todays Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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Visitors to the wave-gothic meeting walk through the Suedfriedhof cemetery in Leipzig, eastern Germany June 12, 2011. Organisers expect some 20,000 visitors from all over the world for the "dark" music and arts festival running from June 9 to 13, 2011.

Photograph by JOHN MACDOUGALL

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Visitors to the wave-gothic meeting walk through the Suedfriedhof cemetery in Leipzig, eastern Germany June 12, 2011. Organisers expect some 20,000 visitors from all over the world for the "dark" music and arts festival running from June 9 to 13, 2011.

Photograph by JOHN MACDOUGALL

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The combo of pictures taken on June 13, 2011 shows visitors to the wave-gothic meeting in Leipzig, eastern Germany. Organisers expect some 20,000 visitors from all over the world for the "dark" music and arts festival running from June 9 to 13, 2011.

Photograph by JAN WOITAS

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Gothic rock music enthusiasts pose on the streets between venues during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in todays Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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Costumed visitors rest togehter in a park during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in today's Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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A Gothic rock music enthusiast walks the streets between venues during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in today's Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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Gothic rock music enthusiasts make a break during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in todays Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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Gothic rock music enthusiasts walk the streets between venues during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in today's Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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A costumed woman stands in front of a church after a classic concert during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in today's Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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Gothic enthusiasts follow a classic concert during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in today«s Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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Gothic rock music enthusiasts walk the streets between venues during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in today's Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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Gothic rock music enthusiast is seen on the streets between venues during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in today's Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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Gothic enthusiasts follow a classic concert during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in today«s Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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A costumed man walks on the street between venues during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in todays Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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A costumed woman looks on in a park during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in today's Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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Gothic rock music enthusiasts walk the streets between venues during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in todayÕs Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.

Photograph by Carsten Koall

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Gothic rock music enthusiasts walk the streets between venues during the annual Wave Gotik music festival on June 11, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of Goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants. Many of those attending wear elaborate outfits and make-up for which they require hours of painstaking preparation and that also show a departure from the traditional black of the Goth scene. Punk remains a strong influence in today's Goth style as witnessed in Leipzig, but newer trends, with names like Cybergoth and Steampunk, have emerged that blend bold colors, Victorian fashion elegance and 19th and 20th century factory accessories into a look reminiscent of a mutated Venetian carnival. The five-day festival includes performances by around 200 bands.